Despite producing just a handful of movies, a brave and lyrical filmmaker has an entire museum dedicated to him.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

Unfinished monument to peace between Turkey and Armenia, long divided by a dispute over genocide.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.